01 n. One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person.
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One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person.[Obs.]“There be no greater talkers, nor boasters, nor fasers.” — Latimer.
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A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or stunning check or defeat, as in controversy.[Collog.]“I should have been a stercoraceous mendicant if I had hollowed when I got a facer.” — C. Kingsley.
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a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced.[obsolescent Briticism]